Plate, small, earthenware, blue transfer printed Trafalgar design, made in Leeds, West Yorkshire, about 1805
Old label reads; Design: BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR Factory: Hartley, Greens and Co., Leeds Pottery, Jack Lane, Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire. After 1805. Up to c. 1775, outstanding events were usually officially commemorated by striking silver medals to designs by well-known engravers. After the War of Independance potters at Leeds and Liverpool produced many historical and satirical items from their own engravings for export to the United States, starting a fashion for collecting commemoratives which was eagerly exploited by the makers of blue-printed earthenware almost immediately. The Naploeonic Wars provided the next big event for celebration. Nelson's victory at Trafalgar in 1805 was a natural subject for the home market but with the exception of Doulton, Leeds, was the only factory to exploit it.
Old label reads; Design: BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR Factory: Hartley, Greens and Co., Leeds Pottery, Jack Lane, Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire. After 1805. Up to c. 1775, outstanding events were usually officially commemorated by striking silver medals to designs by well-known engravers. After the War of Independance potters at Leeds and Liverpool produced many historical and satirical items from their own engravings for export to the United States, starting a fashion for collecting commemoratives which was eagerly exploited by the makers of blue-printed earthenware almost immediately. The Naploeonic Wars provided the next big event for celebration. Nelson's victory at Trafalgar in 1805 was a natural subject for the home market but with the exception of Doulton, Leeds, was the only factory to exploit it.
